HeyJaredJessica ~ Parenting Outside the Crowd
I write about finding joy and purpose in parenting. Mum, wife and homemaker, I share encouragement for a joyful life. I share truths about home education, home-cooking, good literature, parenting ASD and serving Christ.
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Is It Time to Move On? (opens the original)
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For a few years we’ve been talking over an exit strategy.What do we want from our life? Where would we like to go? What kind of travel should we do? What would be best for our kids? How long do we have to wait before we can live out the plan?The UK is declining faster than cheese can melt in the midday sun. It’s not that I’m pessimistic. I’m not being a doomsday prea
When I am Overwhelmed, I Remember This (opens the original)
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When I feel overwhelmed. When it feels like pressure on every side. When I think it cannot get any worse.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="320.1098901098901" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FM7i!,w_1456,c_limit,f_a
To the Mama who feels like a Fraud (opens the original)
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The photo taken minutes after my son’s birth, as I held him in my arms and he kept his eyes firmly shut while we grinned widely through out exhaustion, shows a wonderful image of a little family formed; a picture you could look at and smile, and say how happy we looked.What you don’t see? The delirium; a fog that I was left in after too much gas and air. You can’t tell I could not sit down without a pillow under me, or that I was terrified to go toilet. The image doesn’t reveal the deer-in-headl
How Can We Possibly Parent in Sync? (opens the original)
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I have been reminded again and again recently that I am not the only one parenting in this house.I’m not sure if you’ve had these moments too, or if you had a culture shock when you married your spouse, but there seems to come a time (or multiple, frequent times!) when you realise just how differently you view things - and in turn, how you go about parenting.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b4r6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/ht
We had a dream once… (opens the original)
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Motherhood has been completely different than I ever expected. Both in how I am as a mother, and in how my kids are in character, health and everyday needs. I often find myself thinking, “How did it end up like this?” Because I’ll be honest, letting go of these big dreams, the ones that hold a little part of your heart, that bring a joyful smile to your face; it is really tough. Motherhood dreams and motherhood reality are often vastly separate. Perhaps you’re nodding along because you’ve had to
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